The Path to Paris, Part 1: Bonn Climate Change Conference, March 10-14, 2014

This report describes the March 10-14, 2014, Bonn Climate Change Conference, where parties under the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) worked to identify elements for a universal climate agreement intended for 2015. The document also includes unrelated sections regarding Germany's overseas gas project funding and energy transition lessons for Canada.

• The Bonn Climate Change Conference held from March 10-14, 2014, served as the first negotiating session of that year under the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP 2-4). The session's goals were to determine elements for a universal climate change agreement to be established in 2015 and enter into force by 2020, while also finding ways to increase ambition in the interim.
• The meeting provided the first opportunity for UNFCCC Parties to discuss the scope and nature of intended nationally-determined contributions (INDCs) for the post-2020 period, which all countries were required to submit by March 31, 2015. Additionally, the conference initiated technical workshops focused on cooperation, technologies, and policies with high mitigation potential for short-term implementation.
• Parties to the UNFCCC submitted statements and views on several key areas, including finance, transparency, adaptation, mitigation, INDCs, market mechanisms, technology and capacity-building, and equity and ambition.

APA

Harris,, M. H. (2014). The Path to Paris, Part 1: Bonn Climate Change Conference, March 10-14, 2014. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/path-paris-part-1-bonn-climate-change-conference-march-10-14-2014

Chicago

Harris,, Melissa Harris,Melissa. The Path to Paris, Part 1: Bonn Climate Change Conference, March 10-14, 2014. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2014. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/path-paris-part-1-bonn-climate-change-conference-march-10-14-2014.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{harris2014path, author = {Harris,, Melissa Harris,Melissa}, title = {{The Path to Paris, Part 1: Bonn Climate Change Conference, March 10-14, 2014}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2014}, month = jul, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/path-paris-part-1-bonn-climate-change-conference-march-10-14-2014}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }